Reunification Palace is so named as this is the place where the governments of northern and southern Vietnam officially agreed to the establishment of a single Vietnamese country in 1975. A fairly striking building, in a central park enclosed location in Ho Chi Minh City, Ros and I found ourselves taking quite a few photos, some of which are below. Note the various influences: communist concrete, modernist simplicity and even "Get smart"!
The palace from the front. What you see are the reception halls and offices for the (former Saigon) prime minister and his wife, with a danceflor on the roof (seriously), with the main reception hall and prime minister's residence behind.
Ho Chi Minh himslef (well a bronze cast anayway) looking magnificent on the stge in the reception hall
Halways adjoining the smaller reception halls at the front of the building.
Gambling room (yes I'm serious again).
The Prime Minister's Wife's formal office
I did say "Get Smart" didn't I? This is a communications room in the basement
Another "Get Smart" style office in the basement.
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